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India: more than 400 priests and nuns have died of Covid-19
At least 205 priests and 210 nuns have died of Covid-19 in India, mostly in April and May.
By Robin Gomes
At least 400 priests and nuns have died in India due to Covid-19, the bulk of them in the height of the devastating second wave of infections in the country in April and May.  The grim figure is provided by Capuchin priest Father Suresh Mathew, the editor of the Church-run Indian Currents magazine, who has been compiling the list of the country’s priests and nuns who have died in harness in the pandemic.  According to the update as of Saturday, May 29, 205 priests and 210 nuns have died of Covid-19, bringing the total to 415.  The number could be higher as some casualties are not reported. ....

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